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'''Surfactant protein A''' is an [[innate immune system]] [[collectin]]. It is water-soluble and has collagen-like domains similar to [[SP-D]]. It is part of the innate immune system and is used to opsonize bacterial cells in the [[alveoli]] marking them for [[phagocytosis]] by alveolar [[macrophages]]. SP-A may also play a role in negative feedback limiting the secretion of pulmonary surfactant. SP-A is not required for [[pulmonary surfactant]] to function but does confer immune effects to the organism.<ref>Boron W, Boulpaep E. Medical Physiology. 2nd ed. Philadelphia: Elsevier; 2012.</ref>
'''Surfactant protein A''' is an [[innate immune system]] [[collectin]]. It is water-soluble and has collagen-like domains similar to [[SP-D]]. It is part of the innate immune system and is used to opsonize bacterial cells in the [[alveoli]] marking them for [[phagocytosis]] by alveolar [[macrophages]]. SP-A may also play a role in negative feedback limiting the secretion of pulmonary surfactant. SP-A is not required for [[pulmonary surfactant]] to function but does confer immune effects to the organism.<ref>{{cite book | vauthors = Boron W, Boulpaep E | title = Medical Physiology | edition = 2nd | location = Philadelphia | publisher = Elsevier | year = 2012 }}</ref>


== During Parturition ==
== During Parturition ==


The role of Surfactant protein A (or SP-A) in childbirth is indicated in studies with mice.<ref name="texas">{{cite journal |pages=4978–83 |doi=10.1073/pnas.0401124101 |pmc=387359 |title=Surfactant protein secreted by the maturing mouse fetal lung acts as a hormone that signals the initiation of parturition |year=2004 |journal=Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences |volume=101 |issue=14 |first1=Jennifer C. |last1=Condon |first2=Pancharatnam |last2=Jeyasuria |first3=Julie M. |last3=Faust |first4=Carole R. |last4=Mendelson |jstor=3371804 |pmid=15044702}}</ref> Mice which gestate for 19 days typically show signs of SP-A in amniotic fluid at around 16 days. If SP-A is injected into the uterus at 15 days, mice typically deliver early. Inversely, an SP-A inhibitor injection causes notable delays in birth.
The role of Surfactant protein A (or SP-A) in childbirth is indicated in studies with mice.<ref name="texas">{{cite journal | vauthors = Condon JC, Jeyasuria P, Faust JM, Mendelson CR | title = Surfactant protein secreted by the maturing mouse fetal lung acts as a hormone that signals the initiation of parturition | journal = Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America | volume = 101 | issue = 14 | pages = 4978–83 | date = April 2004 | pmid = 15044702 | pmc = 387359 | doi = 10.1073/pnas.0401124101 | jstor = 3371804 }}</ref> Mice which gestate for 19 days typically show signs of SP-A in amniotic fluid at around 16 days. If SP-A is injected into the uterus at 15 days, mice typically deliver early. Inversely, an SP-A inhibitor injection causes notable delays in birth.


The presence of Surfactant Protein A seemed to trigger an inflammatory response in the uterus of the mice, but later studies found an anti-inflammatory response in humans.<ref name="lee">{{cite journal |pages=6479–91 |doi=10.4049/jimmunol.0903867 |pmc=3103775 |title=Surfactant Protein-A as an Anti-Inflammatory Component in the Amnion: Implications for Human Pregnancy |year=2010 |last1=Lee |first1=Deug-Chan |last2=Romero |first2=Roberto |last3=Kim |first3=Chong Jai |last4=Chaiworapongsa |first4=Tinnakorn |last5=Tarca |first5=Adi L. |last6=Lee |first6=JoonHo |last7=Suh |first7=Yeon-Lim |last8=Mazaki-Tovi |first8=Shali |last9=Vaisbuch |first9=Edi |last10=Mittal |first10=P. |last11=Draghici |first11=S. |last12=Erez |first12=O. |last13=Kusanovic |first13=J. P. |last14=Hassan |first14=S. S. |last15=Kim |first15=J. S. |journal=The Journal of Immunology |volume=184 |issue=11 |pmid=20439915|display-authors=8 }}</ref> In fact, the level of SP-A in a human uterus typically decreases during labor.
The presence of Surfactant Protein A seemed to trigger an inflammatory response in the uterus of the mice, but later studies found an anti-inflammatory response in humans.<ref name="lee">{{cite journal | vauthors = Lee DC, Romero R, Kim CJ, Chaiworapongsa T, Tarca AL, Lee J, Suh YL, Mazaki-Tovi S, Vaisbuch E, Mittal P, Draghici S, Erez O, Kusanovic JP, Hassan SS, Kim JS | title = Surfactant protein-A as an anti-inflammatory component in the amnion: implications for human pregnancy | journal = Journal of Immunology | volume = 184 | issue = 11 | pages = 6479–91 | date = June 2010 | pmid = 20439915 | pmc = 3103775 | doi = 10.4049/jimmunol.0903867 }}</ref> In fact, the level of SP-A in a human uterus typically decreases during labor.


==Immune Functions==
==Immune Functions==


Research on SP-A has been done mainly in rodents including mice and rats. This research has shown that mice deficient in SP-A are more susceptible to infections from group B Streptoccoal organisms,<ref>{{Cite journal|last=LeVine|first=A. M.|last2=Bruno|first2=M. D.|last3=Huelsman|first3=K. M.|last4=Ross|first4=G. F.|last5=Whitsett|first5=J. A.|last6=Korfhagen|first6=T. R.|date=1997-05-01|title=Surfactant protein A-deficient mice are susceptible to group B streptococcal infection.|url=http://www.jimmunol.org/content/158/9/4336|journal=The Journal of Immunology|language=en|volume=158|issue=9|pages=4336–4340|issn=0022-1767|pmid=9126996}}</ref> Pseudomonas aeruginosa,<ref>{{cite journal | pmid=9761768 | doi=10.1165/ajrcmb.19.4.3254 | volume=19 | title=Surfactant protein-A-deficient mice are susceptible to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection | year=1998 | journal=Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. | pages=700–8 | last1 = LeVine | first1 = AM | last2 = Kurak | first2 = KE | last3 = Bruno | first3 = MD | last4 = Stark | first4 = JM | last5 = Whitsett | first5 = JA | last6 = Korfhagen | first6 = TR}}</ref> and likely other organisms. The immune functions of SP-A are time, temperature, and concentration dependant.<ref>{{cite journal | pmid=2306370 | doi=10.1165/ajrcmb/2.1.91 | volume=2 | title=Pulmonary surfactant protein A enhances the host-defense mechanism of rat alveolar macrophages | year=1990 | journal=Am. J. Respir. Cell Mol. Biol. | pages=91–8 | last1 = van Iwaarden | first1 = F | last2 = Welmers | first2 = B | last3 = Verhoef | first3 = J | last4 = Haagsman | first4 = HP | last5 = van Golde | first5 = LM}}</ref>
Research on SP-A has been done mainly in rodents including mice and rats. This research has shown that mice deficient in SP-A are more susceptible to infections from group B Streptoccoal organisms,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = LeVine AM, Bruno MD, Huelsman KM, Ross GF, Whitsett JA, Korfhagen TR | title = Surfactant protein A-deficient mice are susceptible to group B streptococcal infection | journal = Journal of Immunology | volume = 158 | issue = 9 | pages = 4336–40 | date = May 1997 | pmid = 9126996 | url = http://www.jimmunol.org/content/158/9/4336 }}</ref> Pseudomonas aeruginosa,<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = LeVine AM, Kurak KE, Bruno MD, Stark JM, Whitsett JA, Korfhagen TR | title = Surfactant protein-A-deficient mice are susceptible to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection | journal = American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | volume = 19 | issue = 4 | pages = 700–8 | date = October 1998 | pmid = 9761768 | doi = 10.1165/ajrcmb.19.4.3254 }}</ref> and likely other organisms. The immune functions of SP-A are time, temperature, and concentration dependant.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = van Iwaarden F, Welmers B, Verhoef J, Haagsman HP, van Golde LM | title = Pulmonary surfactant protein A enhances the host-defense mechanism of rat alveolar macrophages | journal = American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology | volume = 2 | issue = 1 | pages = 91–8 | date = January 1990 | pmid = 2306370 | doi = 10.1165/ajrcmb/2.1.91 }}</ref>


==Location==
==Location==
SP-A is found in the pulmonary surfactant in lungs. SP-A and SP-D are also present in extrapulmonary tissues.<ref>{{cite journal| title= Surfactant-associated proteins: functions and structural variation | last= Haagsman |first=HP | last2= Diemel |first2=RV| journal= Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol| date= May 2001 | volume= 129|issue= 1| pages=91–108| PMID= 11369536}}</ref>
SP-A is found in the pulmonary surfactant in lungs. SP-A and SP-D are also present in extrapulmonary tissues.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Haagsman HP, Diemel RV | title = Surfactant-associated proteins: functions and structural variation | journal = Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology | volume = 129 | issue = 1 | pages = 91–108 | date = May 2001 | pmid = 11369536 }}</ref>


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[pulmonary surfactant]]
* [[pulmonary surfactant]]
* [[SFTPA1]]
* [[SFTPA1]]
* [[SFTPA2]]
* [[SFTPA2]]


==External links==
== External links ==
* {{MeshName|Surfactant+Protein+A}}
* {{MeshName|Surfactant+Protein+A}}


==References==
== References ==
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[[Category:Collectins]]
[[Category:Collectins]]


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Latest revision as of 14:07, 6 February 2018

surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein A1
Identifiers
SymbolSFTPA1
Alt. symbolsSFTP1
Entrez6435
HUGO10798
OMIM178630
RefSeqNM_005411
UniProtQ8IWL2
Other data
LocusChr. 10 q22.3
surfactant, pulmonary-associated protein A2B
Identifiers
SymbolSFTPA2B
Entrez6436
HUGO10799
OMIM178642
RefSeqNM_006926
UniProtQ8IWL1
Other data
LocusChr. 10 q22.3

Surfactant protein A is an innate immune system collectin. It is water-soluble and has collagen-like domains similar to SP-D. It is part of the innate immune system and is used to opsonize bacterial cells in the alveoli marking them for phagocytosis by alveolar macrophages. SP-A may also play a role in negative feedback limiting the secretion of pulmonary surfactant. SP-A is not required for pulmonary surfactant to function but does confer immune effects to the organism.[1]

During Parturition

The role of Surfactant protein A (or SP-A) in childbirth is indicated in studies with mice.[2] Mice which gestate for 19 days typically show signs of SP-A in amniotic fluid at around 16 days. If SP-A is injected into the uterus at 15 days, mice typically deliver early. Inversely, an SP-A inhibitor injection causes notable delays in birth.

The presence of Surfactant Protein A seemed to trigger an inflammatory response in the uterus of the mice, but later studies found an anti-inflammatory response in humans.[3] In fact, the level of SP-A in a human uterus typically decreases during labor.

Immune Functions

Research on SP-A has been done mainly in rodents including mice and rats. This research has shown that mice deficient in SP-A are more susceptible to infections from group B Streptoccoal organisms,[4] Pseudomonas aeruginosa,[5] and likely other organisms. The immune functions of SP-A are time, temperature, and concentration dependant.[6]

Location

SP-A is found in the pulmonary surfactant in lungs. SP-A and SP-D are also present in extrapulmonary tissues.[7]

See also

External links

References

  1. Boron W, Boulpaep E (2012). Medical Physiology (2nd ed.). Philadelphia: Elsevier.
  2. Condon JC, Jeyasuria P, Faust JM, Mendelson CR (April 2004). "Surfactant protein secreted by the maturing mouse fetal lung acts as a hormone that signals the initiation of parturition". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 101 (14): 4978–83. doi:10.1073/pnas.0401124101. JSTOR 3371804. PMC 387359. PMID 15044702.
  3. Lee DC, Romero R, Kim CJ, Chaiworapongsa T, Tarca AL, Lee J, Suh YL, Mazaki-Tovi S, Vaisbuch E, Mittal P, Draghici S, Erez O, Kusanovic JP, Hassan SS, Kim JS (June 2010). "Surfactant protein-A as an anti-inflammatory component in the amnion: implications for human pregnancy". Journal of Immunology. 184 (11): 6479–91. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.0903867. PMC 3103775. PMID 20439915.
  4. LeVine AM, Bruno MD, Huelsman KM, Ross GF, Whitsett JA, Korfhagen TR (May 1997). "Surfactant protein A-deficient mice are susceptible to group B streptococcal infection". Journal of Immunology. 158 (9): 4336–40. PMID 9126996.
  5. LeVine AM, Kurak KE, Bruno MD, Stark JM, Whitsett JA, Korfhagen TR (October 1998). "Surfactant protein-A-deficient mice are susceptible to Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection". American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 19 (4): 700–8. doi:10.1165/ajrcmb.19.4.3254. PMID 9761768.
  6. van Iwaarden F, Welmers B, Verhoef J, Haagsman HP, van Golde LM (January 1990). "Pulmonary surfactant protein A enhances the host-defense mechanism of rat alveolar macrophages". American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology. 2 (1): 91–8. doi:10.1165/ajrcmb/2.1.91. PMID 2306370.
  7. Haagsman HP, Diemel RV (May 2001). "Surfactant-associated proteins: functions and structural variation". Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A, Molecular & Integrative Physiology. 129 (1): 91–108. PMID 11369536.